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...bah, just kidding! Actually, you've missed too much for me to share in one blog post (my fault), but here's my best summary of the last month.
The past month we wrapped up multi-digit multiplication and division, and started adding, subtracting, and multiplying decimals, which will eventually lead us into fractions. In the past month we also studied the American Revolution, and the students completed their biggest project yet. They picked an area of interest from the American Revolution, researched, recorded/organized the most important details, wrote a rough draft, edited with me, wrote a final draft, created a poster, and presented to the class. It was lengthy but worth while--and definitely impressive! This project met both E.L.A. and social studies standards. A sample of student work can be found at the bottom of this post.
Second trimester ended last Friday, February 27. Conferences were held and report cards were given this week. A big THANK YOU to all of YOU who value education and encourage your children to believe the same. I feel like I've typed this a million times, but EDUCATION OPENS DOORS TO OPPORTUNITIES! (I don't type in all caps that often; that's how passionate I am about this.)
Let's have a great third tri!
An example of the snacks that the students enjoy during classroom celebrations. Yogurt, water, and vanilla cookies--food is for energy!
And a little just because photo. A friend's new puppy: Link.
